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- Sun Apr 13, 2014 7:11 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Bonding Styrene to Wood
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13881
- Wed Feb 19, 2014 12:17 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Vallejo Plastic Putty
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9933
Is that like an acrylic modeling paste or a gel medium?
http://www.liquitex.com/modelingpaste/
I know a couple of people who say they like it but I've never seen them use it.
Mike
http://www.liquitex.com/modelingpaste/
I know a couple of people who say they like it but I've never seen them use it.
Mike
- Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:53 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Gauging interest in an idea for airbrush tool...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14375
- Wed Nov 20, 2013 7:52 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Any alternatives to Strip-a-kit "old" / "dry
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16067
Superclean
This is from eleven years ago but it's still the best review of paint and chrome strippers.
http://www.bonediggers.com/1-3/strip/strip.html
This is from eleven years ago but it's still the best review of paint and chrome strippers.
http://www.bonediggers.com/1-3/strip/strip.html
- Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:24 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Where Can I Buy Lamp Oil Locally?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18283
- Sat Jun 15, 2013 6:58 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Where Can I Buy Lamp Oil Locally?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18283
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:58 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Where Can I Buy Lamp Oil Locally?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18283
Where Can I Buy Lamp Oil Locally?
Where can I buy lamp oil locally? I use it to remove stickers from plastic. It is far more effective and was less expensive than Goo Gone. Hardware stores and Walmart sold it at affordable prices. Now I can only find it at Michaels in small bottles at high prices. Amazon sells it but I'd prefer buyi...
- Sun May 19, 2013 3:12 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Recasting vinyl parts?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9154
- Tue May 07, 2013 11:14 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Fastest Drying Glues:
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12656
- Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:13 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Vinyl Model Construction
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14034
You can cement vinyl with epoxy or CA. Enamel paint will attack vinyl. You can prime vinyl with Mr. Surfacer, Future or most car primers. Paint it with acrylics or acrylic lacquer. If you must use an enamel, put down a good barrier coat of Future first but this might not work. When in doubt test fir...
- Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:05 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Buying Sandpaper?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 39201
- Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:05 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: need to know painting,decaling and weathering steps?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11766
- Wed Jan 16, 2013 2:47 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Must you always add a primer coat before finishing coats?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 24841
To prime I airbrush with Mr. Surfacer thinned with Mr. Thinner. However there's a case against priming. One of the most talented and productive aircraft modelers around here doesn't prime. When he's finished airbrushing a model he shoots whatever paint he has left along the seams and problem areas o...
- Tue Dec 25, 2012 6:34 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Greebilizing...
- Replies: 47
- Views: 125487
- Mon Dec 24, 2012 7:04 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Greebilizing...
- Replies: 47
- Views: 125487
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 9:43 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Parma PSE FasMask Liquid Mask
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3318
- Mon Oct 15, 2012 5:05 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Has anyone ever sprayed with the little testors paints?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11731
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 1:30 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Tutorial- Using Future on clear parts.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4886
Thanks robiwon, I thought about cutting the windows form a larger sheet that was already coated with Future but I'm such a clumsy modeler the windows would need to be polished out again before I finished. For people who haven't seen it yet, here's Swanny Models Complete Future. http://www.swannysmod...
- Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:45 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Tutorial- Using Future on clear parts.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4886
I use a similar method for canopies. Pulling the canopy out of the Future dip I keep it oriented so the excess Future runs to a low point and carefully blot it off with a paper coffee filter or two. Coffee filters are less absorbent than paper towels but they have less lint. I place the part on a ne...
- Sat Aug 18, 2012 4:06 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: To build or to buy a vacuum former which is best?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 46734
A month or two ago a member of the Louisville model club brought a Phlatformer to a meeting. At least I think it was a Phlatformer. He painted it as Phantomformer with F-4 nose-art. It looked like a quality product with a mechanism keeping the hot plastic aligned with the vacuum area so you can slam...
- Tue Aug 07, 2012 2:44 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Enamel Paints
- Replies: 17
- Views: 16904
Acetone
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0004.html
Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0359.html
Am I reading this right?
Mike
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0004.html
Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol)
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0359.html
Am I reading this right?
Mike
If you want to use lacquer, Mark S. Gustavson and Robert A.Wick have a great guide here:
http://user.xmission.com/~msgsl/GSL/doc ... hicles.pdf
Mike
http://user.xmission.com/~msgsl/GSL/doc ... hicles.pdf
Mike
- Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:15 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Programming a microcontroller to conrol servos?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7051
Hi MillenniumFalsehood, A regular R/C servo, not a digital servo, has three wires coming out of it power, ground and the control line. The arrangement of the wires varies from manufacturer to manufacturer. The control line carries a series of pulses from the receiver or microcontroller to the servo....
- Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:04 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: Best way to mask lights
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9658
- Mon Apr 16, 2012 7:35 pm
- Forum: Hover Tank Challenge
- Topic: Check These Hovertanks Out!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 41923
- Thu Mar 22, 2012 1:52 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: What is best to use for panel lines?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10604
I've never tried it but there's also the sludge wash.
http://www.swannysmodels.com/Weathering.html
Mike
http://www.swannysmodels.com/Weathering.html
Mike
- Tue Mar 06, 2012 5:48 am
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Air Compressors
- Replies: 87
- Views: 397269
Hi chiver, I've used portable air tanks for over a decade. Usually a 5 or 8 gallon tank filled to about 100 psi has enough air to paint a small or medium sized model and clean the airbrush spraying at about 12 to 15 psi. If you buy a tank you'll probably want to pick up some quick disconnects and an...
- Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:23 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Cricut Cutter experiment: fail
- Replies: 24
- Views: 40412
- Sun Jan 01, 2012 11:19 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Mr Surfacer
- Replies: 135
- Views: 471282
If you airbrush Mr. Surfacer thinned with lacquer thinner, it's no better than any other good primer. If you thin Mr. Surfacer with Mr. Thinner it will not etch plastic and cause ghosting. This makes it better than other primers. I've never tried it myself but a dealer who sells it says he thins it ...
- Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:05 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Fillet shaping tool
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10449